dotCMS 3.3 Transition Guide
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Add New Folder
Create New Page
Add New Content
Edit/Lock System
Edit Content
Upload File
WYSIWYG Editor
Links
Tables
Publish/Unpublish/Archive/Delete System
1. Add New Folder
To add a new Folder, first go to the Site Browser, navigate to the parent folder,
select the arrow next to the Add New button and click Folder.
1. Add New Folder (Cont’d.)
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The Menu shown below will appear.
Enter the necessary information for the new Folder and select Save.
You can also Right click on the Parent Folder and Create a new folder.
For the new Folder to be functional, it must have a page titled “index.dot”
(without quotations) such as below. This will allow users to navigate to the folder
from the main Akron website.
The new default in dotCMS for creating pages omits the .dot extension. This
is fine for all files except the index file.
The index file must have .dot as the extension.
Other pages do not need the .dot extension attached to the page.
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2. Create New Page
To create a new page, first select the folder in the Site Browser in which you want
the new page to be located.
Then click the arrow next to the Add New button and select Page.
You can also right click on a folder and select New| Page
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2. Create New Page (Cont’d.)
The below screen will appear. Click Select.
You will be taken to this screen where you can edit your page info and
Save/Publish the page.
You can then use the following instructions to further edit your page.
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3. Edit/Lock System
To edit a page, find the page in the Site Browser and double click on the title of the page to
open it. You could also Right Click on the title of the page. Then select Open (Preview). (The
first option in the menu).
Once opened, select Lock for Editing in the upper left-hand corner.
To cancel editing, select Release Lock and click Admin Screen to return to the site browser.
Doing this will open an Edit tab and allow for editing.
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4. Add New Content
To add new content to a webpage, first lock the page for editing. Then select the
Add Content button in the desired area of the page.
Then select New Content from the drop down menu. The editor will open and
you will be able to edit your new content.
When finished, always be sure to either Save or Save/Publish your work before
releasing the lock on the content.
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5. Edit Content
To Edit content already in a page, select Edit Content in the appropriate widget.
Next select Lock for Editing.
You will now be able to edit as normal. As before, be sure to either Save or Save/Publish your
changes before releasing the lock on the content.
To cancel editing, select Release Lock.
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6. Upload File
Right-click the desired folder location for the file and select +New.
Select Image or File to upload a single file or select Multiple Files to upload multiple files to the
desired directory
Then you will need to select the Asset type and click Select.
From here, you can select your file and set your preferences.
Publishing the file will then allow it to be viewed through references on other pages.
Note: The “single file upload” function does not work in Internet Explorer. Please use the
Multiple File option or use a different browser.
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7. WYSIWYG Editor
Many changes have been made to the WYSIWYG Editor from Version 2.5.
Note the look of the old editor.
The look of the new Editor has been reformatted from the old and several functions have
moved positions.
dotCMS has added a drop-down menu at the top of the editor and several functions have been
moved under it.
(I.e. Common format functions have been moved under the Formats Drop-down menu. (Shown
below))
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7. WYSIWYG Editor (Cont’d.)
Font Size options have been moved under the Paragraph drop-down menu.
The table below shows the functions available under the drop-down menus.
Edit
Insert
View
Format
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Paste as Text
Select All
Insert Image
Insert Link
Anchor
Special Character
Horizontal Line
Show Invisible Characters
Show Blocks
Visual Aids
Preview
Full Screen
Bold
Italic
Underline
Strikethrough
Superscript
Subscript
Formats
Clear Formatting
Table
Tools
Insert Table
Table Properties
Delete Table
Cell
Row
Column
Spellcheck
Source Code
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8. Links
To create a link, first highlight the desired text and click the Create Link Button.
The following screen will show:
In the URL box, insert the address of the desired webpage and press OK.
If you want the link to be a Button on your page, select a Class of your choice.
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9. Tables
To create a table, go to the Table tab and select Insert Table. In the small grid on the right,
select the dimensions of your table using the diagram.
To make changes to the look of your table, go to Table Properties under the Table tab.
Changes can be made to cell size, spacing, etc. Classes can also enhance the appearance of the
table on your webpage.
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10. Publish/Unpublish/Archive/Delete Function
To Publish a page to your website, click Save / Publish on the left side of the edit content page.
The page and its new contents will then be Published for non-logged in users to see.
To Unpublish a page, Right-Click on the name of the page in the Site Browser and select
Unpublish.
To Archive a page, it must first be Unpublished using the method above.
Then select Archive under the Right-Click Menu.
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10. Publish/Unpublish/Archive/Delete Function (Cont’d.)
To Delete a page, it must first be Archived using the method above.
Go to the location of the page and select Show Archived to show the previously archived pages
you wish to Delete.
Archived pages will then appear at the top of the page list. Right-click on the page and the
option to Delete will show.
Questions? Visit http://www.uakron.edu/webteam or email [email protected]